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US President George W. Bush called his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak to discuss the international "roadmap" for peace in the Middle East.

The talks centred on "the American president's interest in putting maximum effort into giving peace a chance of succeeding in the Middle East," Egypt's MENA news agency said Saturday, emphasising that the two leaders had agreed to "pursue their coordination on the issue". (Albawaba.com)